“My wife and I were poor when I started but we struggled along until things happened for me in my thirties. I knew I was doing what I loved even if I wasn't getting paid for it, so I think I'd still be doing it.” IfsThinkingStillsPoorWifeHappenedPaidMy WifeThings Happen Author:Denis Leary
“I'm no prophet and I'm no genius, but I can only tell you what I seem to know. As a fan of television and the movies, I think it's all for the better.” ThinkingKnowsI CanSeemsFansTelevisionGeniusProphet Author:Denis Leary
“Personally, I think Jim Henson said it best when he said "Anybody got an aspirin? I think I've got a cold."” ThinkingSaidHumorFunnyColdAspirin Author:Denis Leary
“I just think it's difficult for them to see the forest for the trees right now, which I can't blame them for, given the circumstances they found themselves in.” ThinkingI CanHumorFunnyFoundGivenDifficultTreeCircumstancesRight NowBlameForests Author:Denis Leary
“I tried eating vegetarian. I felt like a wimp going into a restaurant. "What do you want to eat sir? Broccoli?" Broccoli's a side dish, folks. Always was, always will be, OK! When they ask me what I want, I say: What do you think I want? This is America. I want a bowl of raw red meat right now.” ThinkingWantHumorFunnyAmericaAsksFeltSidesRight NowEatingRedFolksAsk MeMeatRestaurantsVegetarianBowlsDishesBroccoliRed MeatWimpsSide Dishes Author:Denis Leary
“Most people think, "Life sucks, and then you die." I disagree. I think life sucks. Then you get cancer. Then you go into chemotherapy. You lose all your hair, you feel bad about yourself. Then all of the sudden the cancer goes into remission, and then all of the sudden you have a stroke. You can't move your right side. And then, maybe, you die.” PeopleThinkingFeelsHumorFunnyMovingDiesSidesLosesHairCancerAbout YourselfDisagreeStrokesChemotherapyRemissionLife Sucks Author:Denis Leary
“You get to a certain point, especially if you're a comedian, where people think certain things. It's like, I don't take the time to explain it to people, it's just part of what I do.” PeopleIfsThinkingCertainComedian Author:Denis Leary
“Once people start to think they've wasted parts of their life, or they're wasting their life as they speak, that means there's going to be great dramatic and comedic tension.” PeopleThinkingMeanSpeakDramaticTensionComedic Author:Denis Leary
“I think we should take Iraq and Iran and combine them into one country and call it Irate. All the pissed off people live in one place and get it over with.” PeopleThinkingShouldCountryHumorFunnyComedyIraqIranPissed Off Book:No Cure for Cancer Source: No Cure for Cancer
“I do have to say that I think that President Obama is the greatest President in the history of all of our Presidents, and that he can do no wrong in my book. So how's that for prejudice on the Democratic side?” ThinkingBookHumorFunnySidesPresidentCan DoPrejudiceDemocraticPresident Obama Author:Denis Leary
“Every actor thinks he can do comedy, and it's not true.” ThinkingActorsCan DoComedy Author:Denis Leary
“I did 12 years with nuns, you know. So I came out of it going, like, 'I think Jesus is all right.' The rest of it I think stinks to the high heavens.” ThinkingKnowsYearsJesusHeavenNunStink Author:Denis Leary
“I don't want to see a 'Sopranos' movie. This is just me. I like to think the end is where it was on TV as opposed to becoming a movie.” ThinkingWantEndsTvsBecomingSopranos Author:Denis Leary
“I think all priests should be married.” ThinkingShouldMarriedPriestsBeing Married Author:Denis Leary
“I think we're going to carry the 'Ice Age's up to 'Ice Age 15,' which means basically they'll be in the present decade.” ThinkingMeanAgeDecadesIceIce Age Author:Denis Leary
“Here's the problem with Easter. The Catholic Church needs to pick a date because it keeps moving. And I think the reason they always have Easter moving to different dates is to catch us.” ThinkingNeedsDifferentReasonProblemMovingChurchPicksCatholicEasterKeep MovingCatholic Church Author:Denis Leary
“I obviously identify with the anti-authority figure. I've pretty much always had problems with authority, ever since I was a kid. But, yeah, it's not identifying, I think it's more a part of my natural DNA that I question anybody who has a plan. Everybody's got to have an angle; that's the way I grew up.” ThinkingWayProblemKidsNaturalPlansFiguresGrewAuthorityGrew UpYeahAngleDnaIdentifyingAuthority Figures Author:Denis Leary
“I think daycare is great for people who have to work two jobs. My problem is with people who are dropping kids off at daycare because they want to go out and spend the day golfing or getting their nails done. You know what I mean? That's not why they invented daycare.” PeopleThinkingKnowsWantMeanTwoDoneProblemKidsJobsNailsDroppingGolfingTwo JobsDaycareNails Done Author:Denis Leary
“I think it's a shame when you come across young actors and musicians who haven't had the time to learn their craft. It doesn't matter if it's acting or music, you really have to learn how to do it from the bottom up because unless you have a great work ethic... fame is a terrible thing to have.” IfsThinkingMatterYoungActorsActingHavensTerribleFameMusicianEthicsShameBottomCraftsWork EthicGreat WorkTerrible ThingsYoung ActorsGreat Work Ethic Author:Denis Leary
“I'm praying for 'Ice Age' 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10. Because I really think we can run those characters into the '60s, and I'm talking the 1960s, you know? The Civil Rights Movement. That's what I'm praying for, because then I wouldn't have to do anything else.” ThinkingKnowsCharacterRunningAgeTalkingRightsMovementPrayingCivil RightsIce1960sCivil Rights MovementIce Age Author:Denis Leary
“My dad was very much a John Wayne kind of guy, but he was also a great guy, great sense of humor, a real dedicated dad. I don't think he ever missed a hockey game I was in.” ThinkingKindRealGuyGamesDadMy DadSense Of HumorHockeyDedicatedWayneGreat Guy Author:Denis Leary
“My nieces and my nephews think the only thing that I do is 'Ice Age.' That's fine with me because pretty soon they'll grow up enough to realize that I suck or that my time has passed, whichever it might be.” ThinkingEnoughMightAgeGrowsRealizingGrowing UpFineIceMy TimeNephewNieceIce AgeMy Niece Author:Denis Leary
“Science fiction was never my thing. I have no interest in it. So I don't think I could successfully pull off being on a project like that without really losing my mind.” ThinkingMindInterestFictionProjectsLosingScience FictionLosing My Mind Author:Denis Leary
“The thing with movies is, because you have so little time, I always feel like there are more things we could've done with the character. If we'd done a sequel to 'The Thomas Crown Affair,' what would that have been like? But for the most part, you try not to think of that, because it's just going to break your heart.” IfsThinkingFeelsTryingHeartLittlesHas BeensDoneCharacterBreakAffairCrownsLittle TimeSequelsBreak Your Heart Author:Denis Leary
“When I go to Batman movies, I always think, 'Man, I would like to be a bad guy in a Batman movie.' especially as they got darker when they go to the Christian Bale era.” ThinkingMenChristianGuyErasBad GuysBatman Movie Author:Denis Leary
“I'm the enemy. Because I like to think, I like to read. I'm into freedom of speech, the freedom of choice. I'm the kind of guy who likes to sit in a greasy spoon and wonder - "Gee, should I have the T-bone steak or the jumbo rack of BBQ ribs with the side order of gravy fries?" I want high cholesterol. I wanna eat bacon and butter and buskets of cheese, okay? I wanna smoke a Cuban cigar the size of Cincinnati in the non-smoking section. I wanna run through the streets naked with green Jell-O all over my body reading Playboy magazine. Why? Because I suddenly might feel the need to, okay, pal?” ThinkingWantNeedsFeelsShouldKindBodyMightRunningGuyOrderChoicesReadingSidesWonderEnemyStreetsSpeechOkayGreenSizeBonesNakedMagazinesSmokeFreedom Of SpeechCheeseShould ISectionsSpoonsCigarBucketsFreedom Of ChoiceSteakCubanRibsPlayboyBarbecueRacksFriesPalsGravyCholesterolCuban CigarsHigh CholesterolPlayboy Magazine Author:Denis Leary
“Elvis and I call up Cadillac dealerships all night long, suckin' down Ny Quil stingers and cheese. He says, what the hell's Lisa Marie thinking with that Michael Jackson crap?” ThinkingLongNightHellCheeseCrapAll NightMarieCadillacs Author:Denis Leary
